(From Hedge-Lewis-Goodwin Funeral Home)David Wayne Holden, age 73, of Carthage, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2026. He was born August 16, 1953, in Independence, Kansas, to Gerald Holden and Shirley (Hadley) Lehman. David graduated from Webb City High School in 1972 and was a shipping manager, retiring from Simmons Foods in Southwest City, Missouri. He was a member of the Alba Friends Church and enjoyed singing in the church.
He is survived by son Zach Holden and wife Leslie of Carthage, daughter Pam Miller and husband Ben of Webb City, sister Susan Deyoe of Joplin, brother Dan Holden and wife Leisha of Carthage, and sister Sherry McConnell of Carthage; grandchildren Sydney (and husband Hayden) Swinehart of Carthage, Sammi (and husband Nathan) Percy of Carthage, Steffani Roberts of Neosho, Tiffani (and husband Parker) Sockwell of Webb City, Rachel Miller of Searcy, Arkansas, and Naomi Miller of Webb City, as well as six great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 24, 2026, at the Alba Friends Church with Steve Galindo officiating. The family will receive friends at 10:00 a.m. prior to the service.
The family would like to thank Autumn Place of Joplin for their care of David over the last four years, and Trinity Hospice for caring for David in his final days.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alba Friends Church.
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